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UTHSC hires new vice chancellor for advancement; expands College of Nursing partnerships

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The institution has tapped Brigitte Grant to be its vice chancellor for advancement. Currently the associate VP for development at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), she’ll start at UTHSC on May 1. She takes the place of Charles Deal, the vice chancellor of university advancement at the University of Tennessee at Martin,… Read More


Five African Americans named to new administrative posts at universities

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Brenda Murrell is the new associate vice chancellor for research in the Office of Sponsored Programs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She has served in the role on an interim basis for the past year. She has been on the staff at the university for 17 years.


Ohio University trustees tap Louisville’s Lori Stewart Gonzalez as its next president

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Before coming to the University of Louisville, Gonzalez was the vice chancellor for academic, faculty and student affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.


Michael Wiggins named new president of Dell Children’s, including upcoming Medical Center North location

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Other previous roles Wiggins served in include senior vice president at Children’s Health System of Texas in Dallas and vice president of operations at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham. Currently, Wiggins works as an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and he serves on multiple boards.


UTHSC College of Nursing expands partnerships

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Nursing’s added three colleges to their enrollment program. Panership Enrollment Programs (PEP) has now eight colleges in the Mid-South and New Orleans.


Developmental delay tied to higher complication rate with tonsillectomy

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Jordan B. Luttrell, M.D., from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed the charts of 400 children undergoing tonsillectomy during a one-year period to assess the relationship between DD and postoperative complications.


Regional One, new schools plans face critical moment at county commission

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Regional One is currently the hospital where University of Tennessee students becoming doctors get their hands-on training. “This investment, to us, is the only way that we believe we’ll be able to preserve the integrity of the academic program for generations to come,” Kennard Brown, executive vice chancellor of UTHSC told commissioners during March 8… Read More


Reginald Frye named dean of the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC

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After a national search, Reginald F. Frye, PharmD, PhD, FCCP, a renowned academic leader in pharmacogenetics, has been named dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He begins his tenure at UTHSC on June 1. Dr. Frye comes to UTHSC from the University of Florida (UF) College of… Read More